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    The document provides information about different types of pronouns including personal pronouns. It defines personal pronouns as words like I, you, he, she, it, we and they which are used as the subject of a verb in a sentence. It also defines object pronouns like me, you, him, her, it, us and them which are used as the object of a verb. Examples are given to illustrate the use of subject and object pronouns.

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    Exercise

    Farmer John had several different kinds of animals


    on his farm. Write the correct collective noun for
    each group of his animals.

    Farmer John had:


    a of geese

    a of sheep

    a of cattle

    a of horses

    One day a of coyotes tried to attack his animals.


    Farmer John yelled and waved a pitchfork to frighten them
    away.

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    Masculine and Feminine Nouns

    Masculine nouns are words for men and boys, and


    male animals.
    Feminine nouns are words for women and girls, and
    female animals.

    rooster

    bride bridegroom

    hen

    lion
    lioness

    Word File
    Masculine Feminine
    boy girl
    man woman
    prince princess
    steward stewardess
    king queen
    waiter waitress
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    Here are some more masculine and feminine nouns for
    people.

    Masculine Feminine

    actor actress
    brother sister
    emperor empress
    father mother
    gentleman lady
    grandfather grandmother
    grandson granddaughter
    headmaster headmistress
    man woman
    master mistress
    nephew niece
    prince princess
    son daughter
    steward stewardess
    uncle aunt
    wizard witch

    you kn
    id o Masculine nouns belong to the
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    masculine gender.
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    Feminine nouns belong to the


    feminine gender.

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    Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for male
    and female animals.

    Animal Male Female

    chicken rooster hen


    cattle bull cow
    deer buck doe
    donkey jack jenny
    duck drake duck
    fox fox vixen
    goose gander goose
    horse stallion mare
    lion lion lioness
    sheep ram ewe
    tiger tiger tigress

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    Nouns that end in -ess and -ress often belong
    w
    ?

    to the feminine gender. For example:

    actress stewardess
    lioness tigress
    princess waitress

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    Many nouns are used for both males and females.

    dancers

    doctors

    scientists

    Word File
    Nouns like these are used for
    both males and females:
    accountants parents
    artists managers
    hairdressers designers pupils
    engineers singers
    lawyers teachers
    m ar H
    am
    Gr

    elp

    We call these nouns common-gender nouns.

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    Words for things that are neither male nor female are
    called neuter nouns.

    leaves

    bench

    fire
    mirror

    waterfall
    Word File
    Here are some neuter nouns:
    ball forest
    building gymnasium
    broom playground
    cake rock
    computer sky
    card socks
    floor wind
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    Exercise 1
    Fill in the blanks with the correct masculine or
    feminine nouns.
    Masculine Feminine
    1 master
    2 uncle
    3 niece
    4 lioness
    5 tiger
    6 empress
    7 husband
    8 son
    9 mother
    10 madam

    Exercise 2
    Fill in each blank with a suitable masculine or feminine
    noun.

    1 The host and the ____________ welcomed their guests.


    2 The steward and the ____________ look after the
    passengers on the plane.
    3 My uncle and ________ lived in Nebraska.
    4 The king and the _________ had two children, a boy
    and a ________. The prince was eight and the
    _____________ was five.
    5 Ladies and ______________ , welcome to our party this
    evening.

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    Exercise 3
    Look at the words in the box. Write each word under
    its correct heading.

    children sun witch king


    boy son father girl
    mother queen file teacher
    lamp doctor dancer wizard
    ram rooster elf fish

    Masculine Feminine Common Gender Neuter

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    4 Pronouns

    A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a common


    noun or a proper noun. There are different kinds of pronouns.

    Personal Pronouns

    The words I, you, he, she, it, we and they are called
    personal pronouns. They take the place of nouns and
    are used as the subject of the verb in a sentence.

    My name is David. I am the youngest in the family.


    This is my father. He is a teacher.
    This is my mother. She is a lawyer.
    I have a brother and two sisters.
    They are Peter, Sharon and Jenny.
    I have a dog. It is called Lucky.
    Lucky, you are a good dog.
    Good morning, children! You may sit down now.
    My family and I live in a big city. We have an apartment.

    m ar H
    am
    The subject of a sentence is the person, animal,
    Gr

    elp

    place or thing that does the action shown by the


    verb.

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    The words me, you, him, her, it, us and them are also
    personal pronouns. They also take the place of nouns.
    These pronouns are used as the object of the verb in a
    sentence.

    I am standing on my head. Look at me.


    My mother is kind. Everybody likes her.
    Lisa, I told you to tidy your bed!
    Sharon and Jenny! Dad is waiting for you!
    Lucky and I are playing in the park. Dad is watching us.
    You must not play with the knife. Give it to me.
    Pick up your toys and put them away.

    Baby birds cannot fly. Tom likes riding my bicycle.


    Mother bird has to feed them. I sometimes lend it to him.
    m ar H
    am
    Gr

    elp

    The object of a sentence is the person, animal,


    place or thing that receives the action shown by
    the verb.

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